The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

Financial stability is often fragile for the millions of Americans on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Every dollar counts when managing medical bills, housing and daily living expenses ...

Attorney Danielle Beaver joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss who qualifies for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), how do you apply, ...

Social Security payments are about to move higher, and for retirees and disabled workers living on tight budgets, even a ...

If you’re planning to file for Social Security benefits, you’ll need to be aware of your protective filing date before you apply. Your protective filing date is the date you contact the Social ...

With a recent change, the Social Security Administration is making it easier to apply for Supplemental Security Income benefits. The agency started rolling out an online application last month for SSI ...

The Trump administration is using the government shutdown not only to fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers and shut down entire departments but also to accelerate its plans to gut ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a specific calendar to distribute the 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA).

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Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO, triggers retroactive lump-sum payments, and raises monthly ...